eared dove

arrived this morning in Campinas, Brazil for a 10 day business trip. Heavy rains this morning. When it cleared up, I went for a walk and saw this eared dove, completely soaked.

This is probably the most common dove in Uruguay.

Eared Dove

Eared Dove

This bird appeared to be displaying, raising its tail and lowering its head.

Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata subsp. hypoleuca) Sexes similar. Puembo Valley, Pinchincha Province, Ecuador. Disturbed Andean Montane Scrub at ca. 2,500 m (8,200 ft) elevation.

Eared Dove (Zenaida auricullata subsp. chrysauchenia) Sexes similar. South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Riparian woods and Cerrado adjacent to Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Last shot of an Eared Dove. And no lifers today either. But there will be one tomorrow.

No liver posts today, although I do have three lifer species left to post from that trip. But they can wait. Today was a day for cleaning up. Tidied up my box room here at home, and working on my waiting list of posts from Argentina. This is the next-to-last of the Eared Dove shots. These along...

Skipping ahead to find some fun shots for Saturday ... My last birding day in Buenos Aires was a very windy one. So that's my Saturday Fun Shot theme this week.

at sunset at Itapeby. No longer a lifer, but a better image than the day before.

A clearer shot of the Eared Dove - on keyboard-shaped pavement on the university campus.

Two of the smallest of the six dove species in the Buenos Aires area. I saw and got shots of five of the six, of which only the rock dove was on my list from before. The eared dove was the one I saw most frequently around the city. These two are feasting on rice or rolled oats in a spot on the...

Standing on a fence in front of a grow at sunset

Taken just before sunset... 1/1000s f 8.0 iso 800 Thanks for looking ;) Regards, Ron

EARED DOVE Zenaida auriculata 22-25cm. STATUS AND RANGE: Found on the islands of St.Lucia, St. Vincent, The Grenadines and Grenada: very local in Barbados. This photograph was taken in Barbados.

EARED DOVE Zenaida auriculata 22-25cm. STATUS AND RANGE: Found on the islands of St.Lucia, St. Vincent, The Grenadines and Grenada: very local in Barbados. This photograph was taken in Barbados.

I guess this is not the only pigeon that inflates its neck when hooting, but I had never seen in so much details (I guess I just hadn't paid much attention to the Rock Pigeons). Taken in Londrina, Paran, Brazil.

Late afternoon sun on the bird sitting on the fence of the botanical garden

Elusive on Trinidad this dove was common on the feeders at Arnos Vale on Tobago.